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Sandrine Giroud, Veijo Heiskanen, and Anton Vallélian contribute to the third edition of Sovereign Immunity by Lexology

21 July 2020

LALIVE partners Sandrine Giroud and Veijo Heiskanen, and associate Anton Vallélian have contributed to the 3rd edition of Sovereign Immunity for Switzerland, published by Lexology […]

GAR Awards 2020: LALIVE ranks 14th, confirming its leading position in arbitration worldwide

14 July 2020

Global Arbitration Review unveiled its annual ranking of the world’s leading international arbitration practices last Thursday at the 10th Annual GAR Awards Ceremony, held virtually. […]

“Droit suisse des sanctions et de la confiscation internationales”, the new reference book co-edited by Sandrine Giroud

18 June 2020

LALIVE partner Sandrine Giroud is co-editor and co-author of the reference book “Droit Suisse des sanctions et de la confiscation internationales” (“Swiss law on international […]

Domitille Baizeau appointed on the HKIAC Council and HKIAC Proceedings Committee

18 June 2020

LALIVE partner Domitille Baizeau has been appointed on the Council of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and on its Proceedings Committee, for a […]

Miner’s Legal Toolbox for Dealing with Impacts of Covid-19

29 May 2020

Webinar, Marc Veit, Timothy Foden, Sam Moss, Lorraine de Germiny, 7 May 2020 See here the webinar session.

Bernd Ehle joins the SCAI Arbitration Court as of 1 June 2020

22 May 2020

LALIVE partner Bernd Ehle has been appointed as member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI), which administers arbitrations under the […]

Swiss Federal Supreme Court reasserts contractors’ duty to advance costs for defects repaired by owners

14 May 2020

LALIVE successfully defended an award obtained in arbitration proceedings under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration in a CHF 80 million dispute between a contractor […]

Noradèle Radjai and Augustin Barrier contribute to the second edition of Gas and LNG Price Arbitrations

8 May 2020

LALIVE partner Noradèle Radjai and associate Augustin Barrier have contributed to the second edition of Gas and LNG Price Arbitrations (2020, Globe Law and Business), […]

Legal 500: LALIVE remains the leading arbitration firm for Switzerland

7 May 2020

In 2020, LALIVE continues to be recognized by The Legal 500 for its stellar practice in international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration. The firm […]

LALIVE litigation team again highly ranked by The Legal 500

7 May 2020

This year, LALIVE’s top tier Litigation team has seen eight of its partners in Geneva and Zurich recommended for litigation, banking and finance and private […]

LALIVE associate Deborah Hondius elected in the Women’s White Collar Defense Association

7 May 2020

LALIVE associate Deborah Hondius has been elected as the new Swiss Chapter Secretary of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA). The association promotes the […]

Press coverage: Marc Henzelin interview on the case of the Geneva executive council expense accounts

7 May 2020

RTS: La justice classe l’affaire des notes de frais de l’exécutif genevois : interview de Marc Henzelin, avocat, 28 April 2020

LALIVE Covid-19-related policy and business continuity plan

20 March 2020

Updated as at 1 June Our priorities are to act responsibly vis-à-vis our community, to keep our employees and our clients safe and to ensure continuity in […]

Sandrine Giroud wins the Client Choice Awards 2020 for Asset Recovery in Switzerland

5 March 2020

We are delighted to announce that LALIVE partner Sandrine Giroud has been awarded the Asset Recovery Client Choice Award 2020 for Switzerland by ILO. The […]

Thomas Widmer appointed as Innosuisse Special coach in licensing, alliances and M&A

24 February 2020

Thomas Widmer, Counsel at LALIVE, has been appointed as Special Coach in licensing, alliances and M&A by Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency. Innosuisse promotes science-based […]

LALIVE wins the Arbitration and Asset Recovery Who’s Who Legal Switzerland Awards 2020

19 February 2020

We are proud to announce that the firm has been chosen as Firm of the Year in two categories of the Who’s Who Legal Switzerland […]

Domitille Baizeau appointed to the Governing Board of ICCA – the International Council for Commercial Arbitration

4 February 2020

LALIVE partner Domitille Baizeau has been elected onto the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) for a four-year term starting on […]

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court partially annuls final award on the ground of ultra petita (Article 190 al. 2 lit. c PILA)

30 January 2020

LALIVE has successfully challenged an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) award and obtained a partial annulment of the award. This decision is a rare instance […]

MELISSA MAGLIANA ELECTED TO THE ARBITRATION COURT OF SCAI

21 January 2020

LALIVE partner Melissa Magliana has been appointed a member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI), which administers the Swiss Rules of International […]

Promotion to Counsel

20 January 2020

The firm is delighted to announce the promotion of Tino Schneider to Counsel of the firm, as of 1 January 2020. Tino Schneider joined the […]